Tuesday, 27 May 2008

Wonderful Copenhagen!

I'm officially in love with Copenhagen, it's true. Even though our el-cheapo flight ended up getting us there a little later than anticipated, our first encounter in the Danish city was with a smiling passport official. Did you read that? He was smiling! I don't know about you guys, but customs officials don't smile around here. They mainly grimace.

There wasn't much to do that evening except venture into the city, and look for our hotel. If there ever was a language that I would love to speak, it would be Danish. I have the world's worst pronunciation, it's so bad, it's laughable. Jase did a great job with the hotel, it was amazing. We were on the third floor up there.



It even had a glass lift; mama likey! (And that's saying something, because this mama? Does not likey lifts. Oh no she doesn't!) Thumbs up from me, and check out that water!



Saturday saw us acting as perfect tourists - a whole stack of sightseeing, a whole lot of pictures, and a whole lot of great weather. Not a cloud in the sky.




The city was amazing - so many beautiful buildings, statues, monuments. We saw loads thanks to the bus system that went around the town, walked a fair bit, did a canal tour, and just thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. I'm going to stop talking for a bit and bombard you with photographs, because I am smitten and the city is fabulous.

(And I totally want to live in some of these houses!)







Some of the more famous sights that we went past included the Carlsberg brewery, the Copenhagen Zoo, Fredericksberg Gardens, The Little Mermaid Statue & the Tivoli Gardens amusement park; rides with great city views!




Of course, after two days of such amazing weather (with my sunburned nose as proof!) it was only fair that we had a little greyness. This morning, we woke up to pouring rain - and it didn't stop the entire day. It even followed us back to London, how kind.



Oh . . . and did I mention that today is J's 26th birthday? Happy birthday Jason, and thanks for a flippin' fantastic weekend away! You all need to visit Copenhagen!

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39 comments:

  1. Viviane27 May 2008 at 07:07

    Glad you had such a wonderful weekend, and that the weather was good (good you picked Copenhagen, Barcelona has been pretty rainy this weekend). The pictures are beautiful, I'll make sure to visit that place someday.
    Happy birthday, Jase!

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  2. La27 May 2008 at 07:07

    I'm officially jealous! Looks like you're having a great time!

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  3. Fiona27 May 2008 at 07:18

    Happy bday Jason :) what away to spent it :)

    Looks gorgeous there!

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  4. The Casual Perfectionist27 May 2008 at 07:30

    Looks like you had a fabulous trip!! Those pictures are great. Oh, and tell Jason, "Happy Birthday!!" :)

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  5. ~Mum~27 May 2008 at 07:50

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASE
    looks so beautiful baby !!!

    i love that first self portrait picture - with the extra guy in the middle .... LOL

    PS - parra was so awesome LMAO

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  6. Zandria27 May 2008 at 08:53

    Wow! What beautiful photos. I'd love to go there one day, that's for sure. :)

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  7. LaLa27 May 2008 at 09:02

    So, so, so jealous.

    I miss my little Copers.

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  8. Tina Vaziri27 May 2008 at 09:44

    Happy Birthday to Jason! Your photos are gorgeous, I went to Denmark when I was little, but didn't get to see all the pretty things you did. Jealous!

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  9. HollowSquirrel27 May 2008 at 09:48

    Wow, what a fantastic trip! Looks beautiful and you two are TOO cute. :)

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  10. Marie27 May 2008 at 12:13

    Looks like you had an awesome time. :) And the pictures are really amazing!

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  11. archi's mum27 May 2008 at 15:17

    awesome pics - felt like i was there :-) and happy birfday! you make me want to be adventurous and travel!

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  12. Kelly27 May 2008 at 16:06

    Happy Birthday Jase!
    (And OOOOOOHH cupcakes! Gave me an idea for someone's impending birthday...)

    Girl, I am so jealous. You're travelling EVERYWHERE! It'd be nice to go to Fiji for my honeymoon but I think we'll be lucky to make it out of QLD!

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  13. Jessica27 May 2008 at 16:37

    AHH you make me sooo envious :)
    Your pictures are awesome, I had no idea it was so beautiful in Copenhagen!
    It's definitely going down on my must travel to places.

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  14. James27 May 2008 at 17:19

    Oh I dislike lifts too, I much rather take stairs if possible. But that glass one looks much more comfortable.

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  15. James27 May 2008 at 17:19

    missing a would there... oops

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  16. Riayn27 May 2008 at 18:56

    You are so correct, Copenhagen is a gorgeous city. Unfortunately I have not been there for 23 years. I was 10 when I was last there. I must really get back there and visit the relatives.

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  17. Jacinta27 May 2008 at 19:27

    It looks amazing. I have never been there, but your pics were lovely. Thanks for sharing.

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  18. Manager Mom27 May 2008 at 19:58

    Oh - that little mermaid statue freaked me out a little bit. But the rest of the city looks really cool...

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  19. kirby27 May 2008 at 20:58

    happy birthday jason!

    that last photo. classic. awesome.
    Bombard away. I'm living vicariously through you seeing as my world currently revolves around kitty litter.

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  20. Michelle & the City27 May 2008 at 23:17

    seriously- you guys get to travel ALL THE TIME! i am super jealous :)

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  21. Miss A27 May 2008 at 23:40

    How pretty is Copenhagen?! Looks a bit like Lucerne.

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  22. Deutlich27 May 2008 at 23:59

    It seems as though you both had a great time! I would LOVE to visit Copenhagen... One day..

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  23. Kristabella28 May 2008 at 00:16

    Happy Birthday Jase!

    Glad you had a great trip!

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  24. Laurel28 May 2008 at 01:48

    I love that last photo! I miss Scandinavia... what a great trip!

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  25. katelin28 May 2008 at 04:45

    Oh your trip looks amazing! I love all the pictures, glad you had such a good time.

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  26. girlinterrupted121828 May 2008 at 05:07

    I have to really good friends who live in Copenhagen. I so need to get there now!!! Thanks for the incentive!

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  27. L.C.T.28 May 2008 at 05:55

    Brilliant pictures! I adore travelling. Read on 20somethingbloggers that you're planning a move over here to London soon. Hope it goes smoothly!

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  28. Julie28 May 2008 at 06:26

    Looks awesome!!

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  29. rye28 May 2008 at 07:21

    Are those birthday cupcakes?? Haha, those are too cute :)

    And, oh - what gorgeous photos!

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  30. janet28 May 2008 at 10:52

    seeing these pics was ALMOST as good as going there myself :) you two are adorable!

    how is new arrival?

    and, when are you in DC?

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  31. Jenn28 May 2008 at 11:57

    I want to jump into one of these pictures just like in Mary Poppins!

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  32. Toni-Marie28 May 2008 at 20:13

    I'm jealous two days of sunshine, what I wouldn't give. Here in Australia it's grey and cold.

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  33. nancypearlwannabe28 May 2008 at 22:59

    Fun birthday trip! Copenhagen looks great, I am mentally adding it to my list.

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  34. Jamie28 May 2008 at 23:58

    what a great trip! happy (late) birthday Jason!

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  35. Operation Pink Herring29 May 2008 at 00:55

    Pouring rain is no fun when you're on vaca, but that rainy picture is awesome. Almost as awesome of the picture of Jason blowing out his bday candles!

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  36. PrincessPolly30 May 2008 at 08:12

    Copenhagen looks like a great place to visit - me and one of my friends have been looking into going on a city break for a long weekend in August and I DID wonder about Denmark, but think we're settling on Barcelona instead. Still, maybe one day . . . Glad you had a good time!

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  37. Allie3 June 2008 at 04:55

    Oh how beautiful! And the little mermaid statue!

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  38. güzel sözler17 March 2009 at 03:04

    Glad you had such a wonderful weekend, and that the weather was good (good you picked Copenhagen, Barcelona has been pretty rainy this weekend). The pictures are beautiful,

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  39. radyo dinle17 March 2009 at 03:04

    It seems as though you both had a great time! I would LOVE to visit Copenhagen

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